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Preview the Spring 2023 Teams!

 

1. SHIFT-EZE 2. THE DREAM TEAM 3. PINK LADIES
 

A voice-activated wireless shifting mechanism for handcycles and trikes to increase the efficiency and ease of use for individuals with physical disabilities.

Will Bachner, Alythea Hodges, Michael Isakov, Mark Sasse, Jared Scheffler, Brock Weinstein

Handheld semi automated chainsaw sharpening device.

Kyle Berman, Sam Guzzone, Patrick James, Agustin Jauregui, Vinny Maltagliati, Ian Rosenthal

Our product aims to identify at least 2 cm sized breast tumors comfortably and without a trained medical professional.

Athena Kresker, Ami Patel, Jenna Prasad, Madison Schattenfield, Regina Trevino, Kathryn Whitehead

4. SHINY PANEL POSSE 5. DE-FOGER 6. SPIEZO

A semi-autonomous robot capable of cleaning large-scale solar PV farms to boost solar panel efficiency.

Colby Bannon, Virginia Henrici, Peter Krawczyk, Vivek Laljani, Kevin Makosy, Kevin Medina

The fats, oils, and grease (FOG) trap is an under-sink device that passively separates fats, oils, and grease from wastewater and stores them for disposal.

Jack Benveniste-Plitt, Brendan Burke, Hunter Crone, Daniel Dzwlewicz, Abram Huang, Christopher Ryan

Spiezo is an innovative spoon that suppresses hand tremor movements using a piezoelectric vibration damper.

Amaya Caggino, Connor Din, Jack Drohat, Max Kim, Amy Suk, Kristen Yee

7. AUTONOMOUS SPORT FIELD MAINTENANCE 8. TEAM E.A.S. (Elderly Assistance for Sitting and Standing Easily) 9. CAPTURECANOPY

Our product conducts autonomous data collection on sports fields above and below turf for the improvement of field health and player safety.

Jacob Abell, Jared Gresen, Brendan Magrini, Jacob Rose, Annie Smith, Julian Torres

A device intended to support the elderly in the sitting and standing processes, safely, using active and passive mechanical components.

Justin Bloomberg, Paul Cunningham, William (Liam) O’Brien, Andrew Rosenblatt, Jason Straus, Matthew Weiner

Our product enables hobbyists like photographers to stay dry in heavy rain and windy conditions without using their hands or compromising arm motion and visibility.

Muhammad Humza Ahmad, Kelsey Folley, Kathleen Hua, Maya Kim, Jordan Marcus, Jessica Mesmer

10. COOLEST CURB CLIMBERS 11. DETECT2PROTECT 12. SOLAR SWEEPERS

A mechanical attachment to a wheelchair that enables users to ascend a curb.

Mikaila Esuke, Audrey Li, Pamela Mountain, Marisa Teti, Wenxuan Wan, Matthew Wu

It is a breast cancer detection system using Tactical EIT technology.

Manasvi Chegu, Aaron Lavitsky, Audrey Rappaport, Jeffrey Read, Joseph Shaheen, Riya Sharma

Our project is an autonomous cleaning system used to boost solar panel efficiency.

Sam Chuzhin, Jayson Davis, Savannah Jabr, Ryan Knox, Medha Tumkur, William Yurcik

13. THE DETECTORS 14. THE LEAN GREEN CLEANING MACHINE 15. TITANIC 2.0

A wearable medium that allows patients to map the breast and detect possible cancerous tumors using EIT.

Chimaobi Aku, Alpha Bah, Lemuel Greene, Julian Faye, Sydney Nader, Jae Min You

Our product improves the efficiency of commercial solar panel arrays by cleaning them autonomously.

Manav Chaudhary, Nicole Digiambattista, Catherine Dommers, Landon Phan, Lucas Thomazi, Eric Whitescarver

Promoting Electric Propulsion (PEP) is a boat race competition in which participants complete 5 laps of a 1-mile course using only electric motors.

Shirley Garcia-Sanchez, Carlos Montoya Perez, Jose Rodriguez-Lopez, Aidan Scott, Thomas Woodburn, Shane Wrobel

16. SHOWER ALERT SYSTEM 17. DESIGN FACTORS 18. UMD UV

It first detects if someone has fallen while showering, then shuts off the water and lastly contacts an emergency contact number.

Soroush Etemad, Matthew Fodera, William Gleeson, Muhaimun Islam, Lucas Tanniche, Hogan Mower

Our project is an automated vertically rotating shelf to help the user easily access all levels of a shelving unit.

Chloe Goebel, Peter Hwang, Matthew Kopp, Eliza Melia, Steven Nguyen, Emily Wayson

Our team has developed a UV light-based water filtration system that effectively eliminates bacteria and provides a reliable source of clean drinking water for families residing in regions with limited access to safe water resources.

Liya Chanie, Laura Darby, Ryan Grimes, Caroline Wasden, Thomas Wassel, Leo Wolf

19. STREAM TEAM 20. SAW CHAIN REDEMPTION 21. TERRAPIN SOLAR SCRUBBERS

Our group has constructed a device that effectively removes debris and potential pollutants from streams, improving the the health of the stream ecosystem and our waterways as a whole.

David Benko, Josh Blosser, Benjamin Landon, Johnny Martin, Brian Khin, Harrison Prahl

Our device will automatically sharpen the teeth on a chainsaw after long wear and tear.

Max Angell, Jose Centellas, Sarah Cornet, Danielle Guariglia, Austin Vander Linden, Peter Zercoe

Our product cleans the surface of solar panels, increasing its efficiency.

Brennan Gray, Jonathan James, Nicole Makarevich, Elizabeth Stiller, Joseph Straatof, Fernando Suarez

22. PEDALS FOR PROGRESS 23. GREASE GOBLINS 24. BOAT BUDDIES

Pedal assist e-bike for a 10 year old girl with a spinal defect.

Abdulkadir Ahmed, Anthony Granruth, Gabriel Ichniowski, Sophie Roberts-Weigert, Samsudeen Sarr, Noah Zipin

Our project is designed to separate and remove FOG (fats, oils, and grease) from residential plumbing systems, keeping harmful FOG out of municipal sewer systems.

Ian Albert, Russel Chomnou, Brendan Lepp, Geo Lim, Daryl Raguindin, Garret Schramm

Electrically propelled unmanned vessel that is designed to complete a 5-mile race course under 75 minutes in the Promoting Electric Propulsion competiton organized by American Society of Naval Engineers.

Huihong Chen, Peter Costello, James Kim, Dane Miller, Mike Viener, Felix Xu

25. SBS 26. VA FOOT EXAM DEVICE 27. I.S.P.E.A.C.

Aiding limited mobility people with putting on a shoe.

Mujtaba-Khusro Ahmed, Daveen Bavari, Myles Ferreira, Jonah McGlynn, Reina Mitrik, Eli Wilcox

Our device is used to remotely conduct a foot exam/assessment for US veterans at risk of low extremity amputation in rural and remote areas.

Emily Brownfield, Aidan English, Allison Griffith, Kevin Pereira, Glen Prifti, Lillian Williams

Our product improves the efficiency of solar panels by removing debris from the solar panel.

Paul Gill, Graham King, Josh Lee, Jack Malloy, Rob Mauriello, Noah McHugh

28. FOG LIFE 29. LOOK MOM, NO HANDS 30. H-ELASTIC

Our project removes fats, oils, and grease (FOG) from wastewater to prevent clogging and damage to plumbing and sewer systems.

Shyam Ardeshna, Namir Bruck, Jacob De Frees, Jonathan Gonzalez, Chloe May, Finneas Osterhout

We designed an umbrella device that can be worn and operated hands-free.

Dimith Eboue, Emily Hughes, Moise Herman, Sotche Fotso

Our product reads temperatures for users with lower extremity paralysis who want to pursue adaptive skiing, and warns them for frostbite.

Ariane Ablis, Daniel Hines, Edward Honadel, Adam Prechtl, Patrick Swanson-Green, Hannah Tulip

31. THE HOT POCKET SQUAD 32. FUME-TASTIC FOUR 33. SOLAR CLEANING CO. 

Portable, prosthesis-compatible heated sleeve designed to help 66-year-old farmer Gary maintain heat in his amputated limb during demanding outdoor work in winter months.

Vinomie Galagama, Bismi Khan, Parker Kinberg, Maya Sidorovich, Brian Sun, Micaela Wolcott

Our product is a fume hood sash monitoring, alarming, and automatic closing device that helps reduce fume hood energy waste

Nicholas Galietti, Michael O'Neal, Jeremiah Williams, Telon Yan

Our product autonomously clears debri and residue off of solar panels during rain storms to improve efficiency of solar collection.

Ryan Gerbes, Noah Hagan, Nicholas Marsh, Lindsay Nyunja

34. SOLAR OBSERVATIONAL LOCATION SYSTEM (SOLS) 35. THE MAILBOX HUB   

SOLS is a device that will improve the efficiency of a normal solar panel in order to reduce the U.S. Army’s spending on automotive batteries by improving their health and life span.

Zachary Arnold, Austin Brown, D’Artagnan Lazar, Sean McDaniel, Shea Przywieczerski

A redesign of the post-mailbox, such that it is more accessible from a user-operated automobile.

Luther Brewer, Christopher Reed, Lynsey Freeland, Joseph Waicukauski, Blake Hatcher

 


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